The Rise—and the Recurring Bias—of Risk Assessment Algorithms
Hello, friends, I first learned the term “risk assessments” in 2014 when I read a short paper called “Data & …
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Our First Year: Auditing Algorithms
Hello, friends, One year ago, The Markup officially launched, setting out to investigate how the world’s most powerful institutions are …
Understanding the Threat of “Surveillance Capitalism”
Hello, friends, Since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Facebook has been announcing a flurry of changes to appease lawmakers who …
Three Simple Tips for Protecting Your Privacy
Hello, friends, The unfortunate truth is that it is nearly impossible to protect yourself from every possible digital threat—but you …
Watching Over the Facebook Oversight Board
Hello, friends, Over the past two years, Facebook has been quietly building its own version of a Supreme Court—the Oversight …
Big Tech Needs Persistent Monitoring
Hello, friends, This week we published two stories about big tech companies failing to enforce their own rules aimed at …
Browsing Disinformation
Hello, friends, The inauguration is around the corner, and the nation is holding its breath that no more violence will …
How We Built a Facebook Forensics Tool
Hello, friends, Happy New Year! This week we published our first results from the Citizen Browser Project. We’ve been working …
The (Tech) Year in Review
Hello, friends, The year 2020 defies easy description. How to even recount the global pandemic, the world screeching to a …
Paying the Privacy Tax
Hello, friends, As you probably already know, The Markup takes our readers’ privacy seriously. We worked hard to find a …
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